> ## Documentation Index
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# Contract term capture (input)

> Customer enters the date when their contract starts and/or expires.

This page is returned when Connect cannot automatically detect the term of your customer's contract. You can extend this page's functionality by including `contract_start_date` and `contract_end_date`.

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      The `contract_end_date` and `contract_start_date` format:

      * If date is provided, return it in RFC3339 (i.e. UTC) `2024-06-15T00:00:00Z`
      * If contract has no end date, return `0001-01-01T00:00:00Z`
      * If no information is available, return `null`
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      ```json Connect response theme={"system"}
      {
        "connect_token": "cot_6587fa4362341be5b524de3b",
        "route": "contract_term_capture",
        "direction": "IMPORT",
        "live_mode": false,
        "data": {
          "provider": {
            "id": "prv_65de3071e0c5570f767f06f1",
            "display_name": "SSE",
            "logo_url": "https://s.flatpeak.com/570f767f06f1.png"
          },
          "contract_start_date": null,
          "contract_end_date": null
        }
      }
      ```

      ```json Your POST to connect theme={"system"}
      curl --request POST \
        --url https://connect.flatpeak.com \
        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --data '{
        "connect_token": "cot_6587fa4362341be5b524de3b",
        "route": "contract_term_capture",
        "data": {
          "contract_start_date": "2023-06-15T00:00:00Z",
          "contract_end_date": "2024-06-15T00:00:00Z"
        }
      }'
      ```
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    When you POST the response, Connect may return any of these [validation errors](/guides/system/errors):

    | Error Code            | Error Description                         |
    | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
    | `date_format_invalid` | Incorrect date format.                    |
    | `data_json_invalid`   | Data does not conform to the JSON schema. |
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